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Bones and Structures
bones and structures of the head
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| small hole in the front of chin area | Mental foramen |
| structure also known as your septum | Perpendicular plate |
| in layman's terms it is called the 'roof' of your mouth | Palatine plate |
| Hole that surrounds the spine | Magnum foramen |
| bone that makes up your forehead | Frontal bone |
| Where a mustache grows | Maxilla |
| Skull suture above the ear | Squamous |
| Bone often associated with tears | Ethmoid |
| What are the sinuses found in the face | frontal, maxillary, ethmoidal, sphenoidal |
| What is a foramen found in the head or neck area | Some examples include- carotid foramen, jugular foramen, foramen ovale, foramen rotundum, |